Recently, health influencers on Instagram and TikTok have been vocal about the side effects of hormonal birth control. Check ...

When it comes to birth control, it’s estimated that women bear 80% of the responsibility in relationships.But that could be ...

Peoples Pharmacy in Norfolk is part of Virginia's Contraceptive Access Initiative, offering free birth control for up to a ...

“An IUD, or intrauterine device, is a small T-shaped device placed in the uterus by your physician,” explains Dr. Adrienne Stevenson, MD, a board-certified ob/gyn and Twentyeight Health care provider.

Starting in November 2024, McKenzie Rieder, a pediatric nurse practitioner for Mountain Family Health Centers in Glenwood Springs, noticed a trend: More young women were asking for long-acting ...

Women who use Depo-Provera face a higher risk of developing a slow-growing brain tumor, according to a new study that comes as the contraceptive’s maker, Pfizer, faces hundreds of lawsuits claiming ...

Posts urging women to stop using traditional oral contraceptives are exploding online, in part due to influencers promoting them with hashtags like #stopthepill, #hormonefree and #naturalbirthcontrol.

Elina Berglund, the co-founder and co-CEO of Natural Cycles, was user zero for the first-ever FDA-cleared birth control app. Now she’s building for the next phase of her life—and the lives of millions ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

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Michigan State University scientists have pinpointed the molecular "switch" that supercharges sperm for their final sprint to an egg—a breakthrough that could reshape infertility treatments and pave ...

COLUMBIA — New Morning, a Columbia nonprofit dedicated to public education about and access to family planning services, and MUSC Health are joining forces to provide contraceptive care statewide. No ...